Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/REUSABLE
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0094.001

MANUFACTURER: MOLDED INSULATION CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 51-28733
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC & CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC CONE FOR TRANSMITTER/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/ CORD/ FABRIC STRAP WITH METAL RING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Upper air pressure, temperature & humidity measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MOLDED
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1965
Canada: Unknown
Function: DEVICE LIFTED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE,HUMIDITY, & AIR PRESSURE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH. WIND SPEED & DIRECTION CAN BE DETERMINED BY TRACKING RADIOSONDE.
Technical: A LATER 1960'S STYLE OF RADIOSONDE, CONTROLLED BY A BAROSWITCH WHICH HAS AN ANEROID SENSOR & ALSO SWITCHES IN THE CERAMIC ROD THERMISTOR & ELECTROLYTIC PLASTIC STRIP HYGRISTOR, & REFERENCERESISTORS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE HOUSED IN A PLASTIC & CARDBOARD CASING WITH AN OUTRIGGER & TRANSMITTER CONE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'FRONT/ A/ VIZ/ Product/ of/ MOLDED INSULATION CO./ PHILA., PA./ BATTERY'/ RAISED LETTERING ON TOP READING 'UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/ WEATHER BUREAU/ RADIOSONDE/ SERIAL NO'/ BLUE 'NOTICE TO FINDER' & 'MAILING DIRECTIONS' ON SIDE & BACK/ BAROSWITCH FRAME STAMPED 'E 31513' & MARKED 'MOLDED INSULATION CO./ PHILADELPHIA PA'/ CAN STAMPED IN BLACK 'US WEATHER BUREAU/ Hyrgristor/ 28 APR 1965/ CM/ Molded Insulation Co.'/ HANDWRITTEN 'S/N 51-28733' & '1965' IN PENCIL ON FRONT/ FLAP STAMPED INSIDE IN BLACK 'U.S.W.B./ AUG 23 1965/ ACCEPTED'
Missing: BATTERY From CA of 10/25/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: WHITE CASING & CONE/ WHITE CORD & STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ PLATED, METALLIC, & GOLD PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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MOLDED INSULATION CO., Radiosonde, 1965, Artifact no. 1991.0094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0094.001/

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